World Records & Big-Time Debuts: Three Stellar Races From This Weekend
World Records & Big-Time Debuts: Three Stellar Races From This Weekend
A quick but eventful weekend of track and field saw both Katelyn Tuohy and Noah Lyles make their respective debut while Cam Myers made history yet again.

Just as quickly as it began, the January slate of racing is all said and done following an exciting weekend of elite performances.
In the heart of 'The Big Apple,' The Armory hosted the record-filled Dr. Sander Scorcher while world-class sprinters took their talents to Florida for the RADD Sports College Invitational.
Here are three of the biggest performances from this month's last weekend of competition.
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Katelyn Tuohy Makes Debut, Oregon's Wilma Nielson Makes History
Despite joining the three-stripe life and signing on the dotted line with adidas over a year ago, the collegiate legend made her indoor debut on a track that she has won on many times before.
In the women's mile, Katelyn Tuohy battled Oregon's Wilma Nielsen until the very end, holding on for the win in 4:25.84, the current world lead. The former NCAA champion finished 12th in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials 5,000m final last June, but looks to already be firing on all cylinders months from the outdoor season.
Nielson, who transferred in from Washington over the summer, shattered her personal best by nearly six seconds, becoming the third-fastest collegian in history, only trailing Tuohy and Harvard legend Maia Ramsden. It's also the fastest time run by a collegian in nearly two years and only the fifth-ever sub-4:26 performance in NCAA history.
Cam Myers Shatters U20 Mile World Record In First-Ever Indoor Race
For the last 15 years, German Fernandez has held firm atop the World U20 Mile all-time list, but a certain Aussie superstar bumped him to No. 2 after an all-time scorcher at The Armory. In a race that saw 10 men dip under 4:00 and four run quicker than 3:55, it's no surprise that a bit of history was made in the process.
Growing up in Australia, there was never really a need for 18-year-old Cam Myers to compete on an indoor track. However, the prodigy decided to make his indoor debut at one of the most coveted facilities in the world, going up against a contingent of the world's best milers.
All it took was 3:53.12 and an insane amount of talent for Myers to get the win and break Fernandez' 15-year-old record. Myers held off a pair of Under Armour's finest in Festus Lagat (Mission Run Dark Sky) and Adam Fogg (Mission Run Baltimore), who crossed in 3:53.45 and 3:53.49, respectively.
Noah Lyles Opens Up 2025 Campaign With 60m Victory
After winning Olympic Gold in the 100m in August, Noah Lyles settled for Bronze in the 200m, ultimately revealing that he was diagnosed with COVID-19 days ahead of the final in Paris.
Months later, Lyles is healthy and hungry to get back to the top in his best event, and that journey started in Gainesville, Florida, at the RADD Sports College Invitational. In both the prelims and the finals, Lyles crossed the line in 6.62. He took down his training partners Udodi Onwuzurike, Caleb Dean, and Jaylen Slade in both rounds.
As the defending world champion in both the 100m and 200m, all eyes are on the American superstar as he chases even more history over the course of the next nine months.
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